2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 68 - Disaster Relief (Sections 5121 - 5208)
Subchapter III - Major Disaster and Emergency Assistance Administration (Sections 5141 - 5165d)
Sec. 5144 - Emergency support and response teams
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 68 - DISASTER RELIEF SUBCHAPTER III - MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION Sec. 5144 - Emergency support and response teams |
Contains | section 5144 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 93-288, title III, §303, formerly §304, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 148; renumbered §303, Pub. L. 100-707, title I, §105(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4691; amended Pub. L. 109-295, title VI, §633, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1421; Pub. L. 111-351, §3(c)(2), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3864. |
Statutes at Large References | 88 Stat. 148, 143 102 Stat. 4691 120 Stat. 1421 124 Stat. 3864 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 93-288, Public Law 100-707, Public Law 109-295, Public Law 111-351 |
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The President shall form emergency support teams of Federal personnel to be deployed in an area affected by a major disaster or emergency. Such emergency support teams shall assist the Federal coordinating officer in carrying out his responsibilities pursuant to this chapter. Upon request of the President, the head of any Federal agency is directed to detail to temporary duty with the emergency support teams on either a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as is determined necessary by the President, such personnel within the administrative jurisdiction of the head of the Federal agency as the President may need or believe to be useful for carrying out the functions of the emergency support teams, each such detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status.
(b) Emergency response teams(1) EstablishmentIn carrying out subsection (a), the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish—
(A) at a minimum 3 national response teams; and
(B) sufficient regional response teams, including Regional Office strike teams under section 317 of title 6; and
(C) other response teams as may be necessary to meet the incident management responsibilities of the Federal Government.
(2) Target capability levelThe Administrator shall ensure that specific target capability levels, as defined pursuant to the guidelines established under section 746(a) of title 6, are established for Federal emergency response teams.
(3) PersonnelThe President, acting through the Administrator, shall ensure that the Federal emergency response teams consist of adequate numbers of properly planned, organized, equipped, trained, and exercised personnel to achieve the established target capability levels. Each emergency response team shall work in coordination with State and local officials and onsite personnel associated with a particular incident.
(4) Readiness reportingThe Administrator shall evaluate team readiness on a regular basis and report team readiness levels in the report required under section 752(a) of title 6.
(Pub. L. 93–288, title III, §303, formerly §304, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 148; renumbered §303, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, §105(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4691; amended Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, §633, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1421; Pub. L. 111–351, §3(c)(2), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3864.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of this title and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 303 of Pub. L. 93–288 was renumbered section 302 by Pub. L. 100–707 and is classified to section 5143 of this title.
AMENDMENTS2011—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–351 substituted "Administrator" for "Director" wherever appearing.
2006—Pub. L. 109–295 substituted "Emergency support and response teams" for "Emergency support teams" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted subsec. heading, and added subsec. (b).
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